Arroyo's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pirates pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.71 points allowed on Friday. The Arroyo Dons blew past the San Leandro Pirates 11-1. The win was nothing new for Arroyo as they're now sitting on three straight.
Sadie Fernandez and Ariana Rocha were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Fernandez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rocha tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Fernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Fernandez scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rocha scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Savina Romero was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Atianna Alexander, who scored three runs and stole three bases.
On San Leandro's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julianna Morales, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Arroyo's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for San Leandro, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Arroyo will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Eden at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Eden is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season. As for San Leandro, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Castro Valley at 6:30 p.m. Castro Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.22 runs per game on average), something San Leandro will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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